Historical Events In 1844

Jul 27   Fire destroys the US mint at Charlotte, NC on this day in history.  

Jul 27   Fire destroys US mint at Charlotte, NC in the year 1844.  

Jul 27   John Dalton, Engl physicist/chemist (molecular theorist), dies at 77 in the year 1844.  

Jul 28   On this day in history gerard Manley Hopkins, England, poet (Windhover)  

Jul 29   Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart, composer, dies at 53 in the year 1844.  

Jul 29   In the year 1844 new York Yacht Club forms  

Jul 29   NY Yacht Club forms on this day in history.  

Jul 30   On this day in history 1st US yacht club organized, NY Yacht Club  

Jul 31   Ignazio Guidi, Italian orientalist/archaeologist in the year 1844.  

Aug 08   In the year 1844 brigham Young chosen Mormon Church head following Joseph Smith death  

Aug 11   In the year 1844 jernej Kopitar, filmologist/censor (Slavic Grammatica), dies at 63  

Aug 13   Explorer Ludwig Leichhardt leaves Brisbane to explore unknown territory beyond the Darling Downs on this day in history.  

Aug 14   In the year 1844 henry Francis Cary, translator (Dante), dies  

Aug 17   In the year 1844 menelik II, King of Ethiopia (1896-1913)  

Aug 19   Minna Canth, Finland, novelist/playwright (social evils) in the year 1844.  

Aug 29   1st white-indian lacrosse game in Montreal, Indians win on this day in history.  

Aug 29   On this day in history the first white-indian lacrosse game in Montreal, Indians win  

Aug 30   On this day in history francis Baily, English astronomer/mathematician (Baily's Beads), dies  

Aug 30   On this day in history friedrich Ratzel, German social-geographer (Lebensraum)  

Sep 05   Iron ore discovered in Minnesota's Mesabi Mountains in the year 1844.  

Sep 11   On this day in history george Clement Martin, composer  

Sep 14   On this day in history oliver Holden, composer, dies at 78  

Sep 25   Canada defeat USA by 23 runs in the 1st cricket international on this day in history.  

Sep 27   Charles Nodier, French writer (History du chien the Brisquet), dies in the year 1844.  

Sep 28   Michael Hertz, composer on this day in history.  

Sep 28   Oscar I of Sweden-Norway is crowned king of Sweden on this day in history.  

Oct 01   Naval Observatory headed by LT Matthew Fontaine Maury occupies first permanent quarters in the year 1844.  

Oct 03   Patrick Manson, "Father of tropical medicine" on this day in history.  

Oct 11   Henry John Heinz, founded prepared-foods company (57 varieties) on this day in history.  

Oct 11   On this day in history the birth of Henry John Heinz, American food manufacturer  

Oct 12   Claude Tillier, French journalist/writer (My Uncle Benjamin), dies on this day in history.  

Oct 12   In the year 1844 george W Cable, American writer (Northampton Years)  

Oct 15   Friedrich Nietzsche, Uebermensch born in the year 1844.  

Oct 17   Miguel Nieto, composer in the year 1844.  

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Jan 04   Thomas H Rollinson, composer was born in the year 1844.  

Jan 07   On this day in history birth of marie-Bernarde Soubirous, [St Bernadette of Lourdes], saint/visionary  

Jan 14   In the year 1844 birth of clara Kathleen Rogers, composer  

Jan 16   Ismail Qemali, Albanian nationalist (d. 1919) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 20   On this day in history birth of johan Peter Selmer, composer  

Jan 25   Frederick E Kitziger, composer was born in the year 1844.  

Jan 30   Moritz F Freiherr von Bissing, German gen/gov-gen of Belgium (1914-17) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 01   In the year 1844 birth of eduard Adolf Strasburger, German botanist (Angiospermen)  

Jan 15   On this day in history joseph Mazzinghi, composer, dies at 78  

Jan 31   Henri Gratien, Comte Bertrand, French general (b. 1773) died on this day in history.  

Feb 04   Willem de Clerq, Dutch merchant/literary, dies at 49 in the year 1844.  

Feb 15   On this day in history henry Addington Lord Sidmouth, Brit premier (1801-04), dies at 86  

Feb 16   In the year 1844 death of joseph Crosfield, English soap and alkali manufacturer (b. 1792)  

Feb 27   Nicholas Biddle, US lawyer/diplomat/statesman/financier, dies at 85 on this day in history.  

Feb 28   Abel P Upshur, Secretary of State, dies in explosion on USS Princeton on this day in history.  

Feb 29   On this day in history thaddaus Weigl, composer, dies at 67